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  1. On 5/15/2024 at 12:00 PM, TonyTexas said:

    Edit: They play the Chiefs on Saturday, December 21. Tough stretch towards the end of the season. 

    Yeah, and if Longhorns don't win SEC, then they might also be playing on Dec 21st 

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  2. Interesting... watching Green Bay's offense

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    Former Badgers head coach Paul Chryst makes return to Wisconsin

    May 21, 2024 12:51 pm CT

    Former Wisconsin Badgers head coach Paul Chryst was spotted at Green Bay Packers OTAs on Tuesday.  It is his first public football-related appearance in the state of Wisconsin since he was fired as Badgers head coach in October of 2022.

    The Packers’ optional offseason practice session runs from May 20 to June 6 before mandatory minicamp begins on June 11. Chryst appears to be in attendance as only a spectator as he prepares for his second season on the Texas Longhorns‘ coaching staff.

    The longtime Wisconsin head coach holds the title ‘offensive analyst and special assistant to the head coach’ with the Longhorns. He joined the program in 2023 after being fired as Wisconsin head coach the prior season.

    Chryst’s first year at Texas saw the team win the Big 12 and make a run to the College Football Playoff. Expectations are sky-high entering 2024, which will be year four under head coach Steve Sarkisian and year two with star quarterback Quinn Ewers under center.

    There were offseason rumors connecting Chryst with Iowa’s vacant offensive coordinator position. He opted to forgo the position and remain at Texas, which led the Hawkeyes to hire former Western Michigan head coach (2017-2022) and Packers senior analyst (2023) Tim Lester.

    Of note, Chryst is a Madison, Wisconsin native and still has deep ties to the state. His appearance at Packers OTAs, again, marks his first football-related appearance in the state in some time. There has not been a public connection between him and the Badgers program since he was fired 18 months ago.

    Wisconsin, meanwhile, prepares for year two under head coach Luke Fickell after a 7-6 2023 campaign. The program is in need of a resurgent season as the Big Ten enters its new era.

    https://badgerswire.usatoday.com/2024/05/21/wisconsin-badgers-football-paul-chryst-packers-otas/

     

  3. The highest-paid running backs coaches in college football: 2024 edition

    The vast majority of running backs coaches are wearing multiple hats, as co-coordinators, associate or assistant head coaches, run game coordinators, recruiting coordinators or special teams coordinators.

    ZACH BARNETT       1 HOUR AGO

    Our annual tour of assistant coaching salaries takes us to the running backs, where Frank Wilson is at the top for what feels like the millionth year in a row. 

    The vast majority of running backs coaches are wearing multiple hats, as co-coordinators, associate or assistant head coaches, run game coordinators, recruiting coordinators or special teams coordinators. A lot of coordinating, but we count only two offensive coordinators who also coach running backs.

    Salary information comes from open records, media reports and, when applicable, the USA Today coaching salary database. 

    $1 million: Frank Wilson, LSU+

    $850,000: Tony Alford, Michigan+; Robert Gillespie, Alabama+; Derrick Nix, Auburn*

    $725,000: Deland McCullough, Notre Dame+

    $650,000: Shaun Aguano, Arizona State

    $600,000: Carlos Locklyn, Ohio State@; Kevin Smith, Ole Miss

    $575,000: Curtis Luper, Missouri; DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma

    $550,000: Jay Boulware, Kentucky+; Tashard Choice, Texas; David Johnson, Florida State+; Kenny Perry, Texas Tech+

    $548,000: Todd Goebbel, NC State+

    $525,000: Keith Bhonapha, Michigan State+

    $500,000: Larry Porter, North Carolina+; Ra'Shaad Samples, Oregon+; Thad Ward, Illinois+

    $450,000: Josh Crawford, Georgia+; Jabbar Juluke, Florida+; CJ Spiller, Clemson

    $433,000: Norval McKenzie, Georgia Tech+

    $430,000: Chad Scott, West Virginia*

    $425,000: Gary Harrell, Colorado+; John Wozniak, Oklahoma State

    $410,000: Ladell Betts, Iowa

    $400,000: Marquel Blackwell, South Carolina

    $365,000: Elijah Brooks, Virginia Tech

    $360,000: Keith Gaither, Virginia+

    $350,000: Chris Barclay, Louisville; John Miller, Indiana; De'Rail Sims, Tennessee

    $325,000: Mark Atuaia, Washington State; Kolby Smith, Arkansas

    Missing: Alonzo Carter, Arizona; Sean Dawkins, Cincinnati; Scottie Graham, Washington; Tyler Roehl, Iowa State; Devon Spalding, Wisconsin; Trooper Taylor, Texas A&M; Marcus Thomas, UCLA; Anthony Tucker, Mississippi State

    * - Offensive coordinator

    + - Associate/assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator, run game coordinator, or special teams coordinator

    @ - Average annual value of 2-year, $1.2 million contract

     

     

  4. The highest-paid quarterbacks coaches in college football: 2024 edition

    If nothing else, it's instructive to see just how many QB coaches are also coordinators, and just how few are not.

    ZACH BARNETT           MAY 20, 2024

    The goal of this exercise has always been to isolate, as best we can, the specific value of position coaching at the major college football level.

    That task is most difficult at the quarterback position, because most at the position also coordinate or co-coordinate the offense.

    As such, we've split this position into two groups. If nothing else, it's instructive to see just how many QB coaches are also coordinators, and just how few are not. 

    Coordinators and Co-Coordinators

    $2 million: Chip Kelly, Ohio State

    $1.85 million: Andy Ludwig, Utah

    $1.75 million: Garrett Riley, Clemson

    $1.65 million: Charlie Weis, Jr., Ole Miss

    $1.6 million: Andy Kotelnicki, Penn State

    $1.5 million: Kirby Moore, Missouri; Bobby Petrino, Arkansas

    $1.4 million: Mike Bobo, Georgia; Kirk Ciarrocca, Rutgers, $1.4 million; Will Stein, Oregon, $1.4 million

    $1.3 million: Nick Sheridan, Alabama

    $1.25 million: Bush Hamdan, Kentucky; Phil Longo, Wisconsin

    $1.1 million: Tim Lester, Iowa; Chip Lindsey, North Carolina; Brian Lindgren, Michigan State; Seth Littrell, Oklahoma

    $950,000: Kirk Campbell, Michigan; Graham Harrell, Purdue; Joe Sloan, LSU

    $875,000: Tyler Bowen, Virginia Tech

    $850,000: Zach Kittley, Texas Tech

    $825,000: Barry Lunney, Jr., Illinois

    $800,000: Mike Shanahan, Indiana; Pat Shurmur, Colorado; Glenn Thomas, Nebraska

    $745,000: Ben Arbuckle, Washington State

    $725,000: Ryan Gunderson, Oregon State

    $700,000: Brian Brohm, Louisville; Brad Glenn, Cincinnati

    $600,000: Greg Harbaugh, Jr., Minnesota

    $500,000: Jim Zebrowski, Kansas

    Missing: Marcus Arroyo, Arizona State; Dino Babers, Arizona; Chip Kelly, Ohio State; Collin Klein, Texas A&M; Matt Wells, Kansas State

    Non-Coordinators

    $633,000: Chris Weinke, Georgia Tech

    $600,000: Darin Hinshaw, UCF*

    $540,000: Tino Sunseri, Indiana+

    $500,000: Tony Tokarz, Florida State

    $450,000: Shawn Bell, Houston

    $430,000: Kurt Roper, NC State

    $425,000: AJ Milwee, Texas

    $400,000: Kent Austin, Auburn; Tim Rattay, Oklahoma State

    $260,000: Taylor Lamb, Virginia

    $200,000: Tyler Allen, West Virginia

    Missing: Matt Holecek, Mississippi State

    * Hinshaw was hired as UCF's offensive coordinator ahead of the 2023 season. He was then demoted to co-coordinator upon Tim Harris, Jr.'s hiring in January. We haven't seen any word on a new salary for Hinshaw, so we're rolling with that figure for now. 

    Missing: Jimmie Dougherty, Washington; Sterlin Gilbert, Cal; Jake Waters, Iowa State; Ted White, UCLA

     

  5. College football moving closer to potential June signing period, earlier December dates

    JOHN BRICE        5 HOURS AGO

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    Changes are being proposed for college football’s primary signing days, including both a summer and December signing period, as well as likely changes to the NCAA Transfer Portal window’s post-season timeframe.

    Numerous sources in recent weeks have told FootballScoop that college football could be moving to adopt a June signing period, make the entire month of July a dead period and also advance the December signing period from that month’s third Wednesday to its first.

    Under that calendar in 2024, the early signing period in December would open Dec. 4 and run through Friday, Dec. 6, before the Transfer Portal would be opened 3 days later on Monday, Dec. 9.

    The move there is twofold: an earlier signing period is believed to be an element that provides high school prospects an opportunity to sign before transfers flood into the Portal; it’s also alleviating the potential of programs trying to formulate signing classes Dec. 18 with the all-new, expanded 12-team College Football Playoff beginning following the 2024 regular season on Friday, Dec. 20.

    There is a single CFP contest that Friday and three additional opening-round games Saturday, Dec. 21.

    “We as a conference are opposing a June signing day, but it sounds like there’s a really good chance for a June signing day,” said a football operations director from a multi-time CFP participant. “One thing that seems to be happening imminently is a dead period for the entire month of July.”

    Presently, the NCAA calendar calls for a dead period from June 24 through July 24.

    Under the proposal for the all-new June signing opportunity, the new period would take effect for the 2026 signing class and open on June 25, 2025, for a three-day window. The calendar would call for June 22-30 to become an NCAA dead period, with the signing window opened June 25-26-27.

    The traditional signing day on the first Wednesday in February, in this case Feb. 5, 2025, for the ’25 signing class would not change.

    But the June signing period proposal is the one with the potential to carry the most dynamic ramifications.

    Sources, including coaches, assistant coaches, general managers and directors of football operations from all four power conferences, indicated to FootballScoop that they expected to see the June signing period adopted upon the measure’s final vote, scheduled to take place next month. The Collegiate Commissioners Association previously voted in March to endorse the proposed changes to the December signing period, which also was reported by ESPN.

    An ACC coordinator told FootballScoop over the weekend, “June 2025 signing day” when asked what changes he/his program expected.

    General managers from two additional former College Football Playoff participants and a third from a prominent program switching conference affiliations this fall also indicated they expected the June period to be adopted.

     

    “We’ve already been pretty much told that’s coming down the pike,” one said.

    Added another, when asked thoughts on the likelihoods that the June signing period and the entire month of July dead period would move forward, “June for sure. July for sure.”

    Another power conference GM indicated he was less certain on the June signing period but that he fully expected the December window to be advanced to the opening week of the month.

    Two GMs from rival conferences both posed almost the exact same question: If the June signing period is passed and enacted in June 2025 for the 2026 signing class, what will be the stance for student-athletes who sign with a program in June 2025 but then see that program make a head coaching change – either because the coach is fired or gets another opportunity?

    “A June signing period is problematic for the coaching carousel,” said a Power 4 Conference GM.

    Another GM pointed out that the June signing period would place an extreme time crunch on official visits.

    “We would need to have OVs next June lined up for the 7th, 14th and 21st leading into that early signing period. We’d be scheduling OVs out in January, February for next June,” he said. “But remember: kids now can have unlimited official visits, but we get 70 in a calendar year. There would be some overlap.

    “I do think that the month of July should be completely dead: No texting, no retweets, no likes, no offers, nothing. It would be a good reset for the kids and also be good for the coaches and staffs.”

    The proposed changes to the recruiting calendar would take effect as soon as December, if passed, and not only see that earlier signing period, the delayed opening of the NCAA Transfer Portal winter window but then also impact the allowable recruiting actions for coaches in December.

    The month of December would see the evaluation period close Sunday, Dec. 1. The month would then immediately shift to a dead period on Monday, Dec. 2 and remain dead through that entire week, with the signing period open Dec. 4-5-6. There then would be a two-week “quiet period” running from Dec. 9-22, during which time schools would be prohibited from off-campus recruiting but then be allowed to host recruits on campus.

    “Quiet means kids can come on your campus, but you can’t leave to visit them,” A GM explained. “The February signing period would still be available if needed and they could official visit (during that two-week period) in December.”

    That proposed calendar adjustment then would change the timetable on visits for student-athletes already in college who enter the Portal; on New Year’s Day, the calendar would open for five days but only for those athletes who entered the Transfer Portal with the intention of being a mid-year transfer. There would be no summer transfers or high school kids allowed under the proposal for that five-day period.

    Additionally, these proposed changes would result in the annual AFCA Convention being pushed back a week later to begin Jan. 13, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina, which is slated to host the AFCA’s signature event for the second time in three years.

     

  6. Yeah, stopped buying Dave Campbell's quite awhile back -- content depth and quality fell off too much.

    Appreciate the info that folks bring to Surly.  Besides Phil Steele and Athlon's, curious what others find as valuable CFB resources.

    Guessing The Athletic will be mentioned -- is Scipio Tex's write-up that valuable??

  7. 6 minutes ago, Wally Fairway said:

    Great field, but playing a course as challenging as the Greater Greensboro Open (no slight meant to Greensboro) and that isn't going to cut it for a major championship. 
    Bye Bye Louisville

    Yeah... not a fan of a Major ever returning to Valhalla.

    Bye Louisville

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